Season: 2020-2021

  • BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

    BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Those who heard Behzod on his previous visits to the VRS know that his electrifying performances combine an immense depth of musicality with phenomenal technique and breathtaking delicacy. Buckle up for this one! BACH or SCARLATTI (TBD) SCHUMANN:  Kreisleriana Op. 16 LISZT: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude RACHMANINOV: Corelli Variations, Op. 42   “With…

  • ANNA CATERINA ANTONACCI, soprano & DONALD SULZEN, piano (CANCELLED)

    ANNA CATERINA ANTONACCI, soprano & DONALD SULZEN, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Experience one of the most riveting and captivating stage performers of our time in a recital of Francis Poulenc’s 45-minute monodrama La voix humaine (1958), based upon the play of the same name by Jean Cocteau. The libretto consists of a woman’s last phone conversation with her lover, who now loves someone else. With merely…

  • FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    FILIPPO GORINI, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Since winning both the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Beethoven Competition in Bonn in 2015, Italian pianist Filippo Gorini’s career has gone from strength to strength. His performances in many of Europe’s prestigious concert halls have earned him unanimous critical acclaim. After graduating with honours from the Donizetti Academy in Bergamo, and…

  • ANDREA LUCCHESINI, piano (CANCELLED)

    ANDREA LUCCHESINI, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Trained under the guidance of Maria Tipo, Andrea Lucchesini garnered international recognition at a very young age, and made his Canadian debut for the VRS at the Playhouse in 1986. He returned no less than three times in the following seasons and — after a rest of 28 years — we brought him back to…

  • TAMARA STEFANOVICH, piano (CANCELLED)

    TAMARA STEFANOVICH, piano (CANCELLED)

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    We’ve been determined to bring Tamara Stefanovich to Vancouver for some time, and here she is in her Canadian debut! Known for her captivating interpretations of a wide repertoire, Tamara performs in the world’s major concert venues. She’s equally at home in the music of Bach as she is in the music of composers of…

  • SCHAGHAJEGH NOSRATI, piano (CANCELLED)

    SCHAGHAJEGH NOSRATI, piano (CANCELLED)

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    We’re delighted to bring Schaghajegh Nosrati back to our series after her wonderful performance of The Goldberg Variations at the Playhouse in 2018. She has a burgeoning career in Europe and will be making a Carnegie Hall debut on this trip to North America, just ahead of her Vancouver performance. HAYDN: Sonata in E minor,…

  • ZLATOMIR FUNG, cello & RICHARD FU, piano (CANCELLED)

    ZLATOMIR FUNG, cello & RICHARD FU, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Zlatomir Fung is the first American in four decades, and youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, Cello Division. We first discovered this remarkable young cellist in New York, where he won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions a year before he won the Tchaikovsky Competition. Prepare to be impressed!…

  • ABEL SELAOCOE, cello (CANCELLED)

    ABEL SELAOCOE, cello (CANCELLED)

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    South African cellist Abel Selaocoe is redefining the parameters of the cello. He moves seamlessly across a plethora of genres and styles, from collaborations with world musicians and beatboxers, to concerto performances and solo classical recitals. Heavily influenced by South Africa and with a deep rooting in classical music, Abel combines virtuosic performance with improvisation…

  • JERUSALEM QUARTET PERFORMS BEETHOVEN (CANCELLED)

    JERUSALEM QUARTET PERFORMS BEETHOVEN (CANCELLED)

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    A BEETHOVEN CELEBRATION 16 QUARTETS IN 5 CONCERTS October 1 – 8, 2020   All performances take place at the Telus Studio Theatre, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Over the course of his life, Beethoven wrote 16 String Quartets in three fairly distinct blocks: the “early” quartets (Nos. 1-6) composed when he was 27…

  • TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

    TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Twenty-year-old Israeli pianist Tom Borrow was featured in a two-page article in a 2019 edition of International Piano magazine. Charting his sudden rise to prominence and giving insight into this exciting new pianist, the article asserts: “Tom Borrow is the very definition of one to watch”. Performances take him from Israel to South Korea, and…